"You can't stop the game."
Yin Luna shook her head, and Captain Robinson beside her explained:
"The situation is very complicated now. We can't expose his identity, otherwise he will go crazy and hurt more people... He has steam bombs tied to his body, and there are many bombs buried around the arena. If we use another excuse to end the game, the opponent will also know that he has been discovered. Teach, ahem, I mean Redwich Field and MI6 plan to capture the opponent in one fell swoop after the game. We are just a security company and don't know the specific plan, but Mr. Hamilton, we probably have to complete the duel with that madman in the arena. We have to appease him temporarily."
Dorothy's face turned pale. Although it was partly fake, the fact that Shade was about to face an angel-level relic still made her feel dizzy:
"So what do we do now? Although Shade is very powerful, he is no match for that foreign lunatic."
She looked at Yin Luna and said, actually saying that Xia De could not defeat that angel-level relic, not to mention that he could not reveal his identity as a ring warlock.
Of course Yin Luna understood:
"Don't worry, someone has already gone to see Shade. MI6 will provide him with some conveniences and will not make things difficult for Shade."
"Miss Carina will definitely protest to MI6 after this is over. Do they take taxpayers' money and live off it?"
The black-haired maid said this softly, but this sentence actually accused the Orthodox Church of allowing such a thing to happen. Captain Robinson seemed a little embarrassed, but he assured the ladies in the tent:
"Mr. Hamilton will be back safely. Moreover, I heard that MI6 has discovered the accomplices who helped this foreign lunatic enter the Tobesk area. MI6 will catch them."
While the girls in the tent understood the general situation and went to the audience seats, Shade, who felt that Sir Hulls in the afternoon was very different from Sir Hulls in the morning, also welcomed some other people five minutes before the game started.
He was originally sitting in the rest area on one side of the arena, quietly looking at Sir Hels while waiting for the game to start. But soon a servant came running in and told Shade that someone wanted to see him. So Shade temporarily left the rest area and met his boss, Director Anros of MI6, and the three ring sorcerers following him in the passageway where the players entered the arena.
The tall, muscular man was Mr. Sari Pirot, the thirteenth ring warlock of the Church of Creation, the "Iron Right Hand". Last year, Shade had seen this man confront Yin Fan Darkness in the garden greenhouse of the Yodel Palace.
"Director Anros? What's the matter?"
Shad asked with some surprise, but since the king and queen were here, it was appropriate for Director Anros, as the director of MI6, to be here. However, Shad didn't know why he found himself at this time.
"Mr. Hamilton, there is an urgent mission."
Director Anlos hesitated to speak. This was the first time that Xia De had seen this gentleman with such an expression. Before this, this gentleman with ordinary appearance and strong professional ability had always been calm and resolute:
"Your opponent, Sir Hels, has been replaced by someone else. The person there now is Carsenrick's spy. He has steam bombs wrapped around him. In order to prevent him from madly harming the audience in the arena, you need to tangle with him. Remember, you have to defeat him and not give him the opportunity to contact the king and queen. At the same time, you must not show any action that shows that you know his identity. After the game, we will catch him."
Shade raised his eyebrows, finally understanding why Sir Hels was not right:
"Since there was a bomb, why didn't they evacuate the audience?"
"It's too late."
Director Anros shook his head slightly, but in fact it was because of the characteristics of the relic. Once he found out that his identity was exposed, the destructive power of the angel-level relic Faceless Man would be enough to destroy half of Tobesk:
"Mr. Hamilton, remember your mission: win the next game. As long as you win, MI6 can arrest him for using illegal drugs."
There are many logical loopholes in this. Xia De knew that this was an excuse the church came up with temporarily:
"How about swordsmanship and strength, this agent from the Southland Gray Gloves?"
He frowned, things were actually going in the worst direction. But Shade still didn't understand why the Mirror Association brought this relic here.
“Very strong, and he really took banned drugs to stimulate his body.”
Mr. Sally Pirot, the "Iron Right Hand," said, and then motioned to his companions to bring over a slender metal box and a wooden box:
"MI6 cannot provide you with similar drugs, otherwise it will harm your body. But we can give you this, this amulet and this sword will help you win."
When the faceless man disguised himself as someone else, his behavior logic and physical fitness were almost exactly the same as the other party, but he was able to use his physical fitness better. Therefore, it was not easy for Xia De to win over the other party in the eyes of the church.
The first thing that was opened was the wooden box, in which lay a dove-shaped pendant. The amazing miracle element revealed the identity of the pendant:
"The amulet was given by the Church of War and Peace. Although I don't think the amulet has any effect, it is a token of the church's goodwill after all."
Director Anros explained. Shade nodded, hung the amulet around his neck, and stuffed it into his armor:
"I have always believed in the guidance of the gods. Although I do not believe in this god of war, I am willing to accept her blessing."
He said this very piously, saying that if it weren't for this special situation, this top-level divine item would never be touched by an "ordinary person" like him.
Then the slender metal box was opened, and a one-handed sword lay in the lining of the box. The style of the sword was slightly different from the long sword provided by the royal family, with a longer blade and a similar width. The hilt was wrapped with a black non-slip cloth strip, and decorated with the holy emblem of the church, which was a silver-white wrench.
Although the style of the long sword is very ordinary, in the eyes of the keen-sense Xia De, the elements attached to this long sword forged with ordinary materials and master-level techniques have almost reached the limit of what the weapon can bear.
The enchantment effects he could see alone included "sharp weapon", "lucky blessing" and "bear strength". In short, if we use the game in the stranger's hometown as an analogy, although there is no special effect of extraordinary power, this is a +13 top-level longsword.
"It feels really good. May I ask which master created this?"
Shade took the sword and waved it, asking curiously. The thirteenth ring warlock blinked:
"This weapon was made by the Church of Creation using a currently secret alloy and the ancient sword-making techniques passed down by the church."
"I feel like my strength increases when I wield this sword. Can you give me this sword after this is over? Or you can sell it to me."
Shade said this deliberately. Director Anlos was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer. Mr. Sari Pirot remained calm and shook his head slightly:
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Hamilton. This weapon must be recycled after this game. However, the Church of Creation will not be stingy and will prepare a new one-handed steel sword for you as a gift for your victory in this game."
Director Anlos also added:
"I know this mission is difficult and urgent. Miss Carina will definitely blame us if she knows about it, but now we can only rely on you. Hamilton, I promise you that as long as you can complete the mission, the reward will definitely satisfy you."
He paused for a moment:
"Although this scandal cannot be exposed to the public, your salary in the Sixth Department will be increased by three levels, equivalent to that of a deputy director. In addition, your current rank of lieutenant colonel can also be increased by one level. By then, you will be the youngest colonel in the kingdom during peacetime. His Majesty the King also knows about this matter, and His Majesty values you very much."
Shade nodded. If he wanted compensation, Miss Carina would definitely help him. The salary issue would not affect him much, but the rank of colonel and the impression left on the king would be good for his future relationship with Resia. Shade had never thought of keeping Resia as his "secret lover".
Besides, he couldn't really watch the Faceless Man's special characteristics explode and destroy the city where he lived.
"I will defeat him."
Xia De promised the gentlemen in front of him, and then summarized the situation in his mind:
"I'm a ringmage, and I was supposed to pretend to be an ordinary person who wasn't a ringmage, in order to defeat another ordinary person. Then the ordinary person I was supposed to defeat has also become an extraordinary person, but he's pretending to be an ordinary person just like me, and I have to pretend not to know that he's not an ordinary person. In other words, I have to pretend to be an ordinary person who isn't a ringmage, in order to defeat a non-ordinary person who's pretending to be an ordinary person, who I'm pretending not to know is not an ordinary person... Well, it's simple."
He quickly returned to his own rest area, put the helmet back on the chair, closed his eyes and waited quietly for the game to begin.
Closing your eyes and meditating makes your already sharp perception even stronger. The sounds of thousands of heartbeats overlap and resonate, as if the entire human consciousness itself is vibrating.
And when Shad tried to sense the direction of Sir Hels, he still only instinctively realized that something was wrong with the other party, and could not directly confirm that the other party had been replaced by the relic.
According to the characteristics of the Faceless Man, the person replaced by the relic must be dead. Shade did not ask about the whereabouts of the real Sir Hels, but he knew the fate of the Sir who had fought with him in the morning. The Sir who had his own ship and encountered many dangers on the sea finally died on land, in a corner unknown to anyone.
This world has always been so dangerous for ordinary people.